The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-16
NAUGHTY CLARA BELLE.
A FAIR BOXER CUFFS HER DUDE
In THE STREET.
RxclasiVeRess Of Tuxedo-A Bud Of
Beauty and Straw COlored Low
er-IngersOll's Alarm.

slang which presume she would en-
ploy in describing the incident, she
gave herself away. She was Is to 80
according as the bloom OF health had
or hadn't conserved as appearance OF
youthfulness. Her figure was the
hsppiest imaginable medium betwixt
emaciation and rotundity, and she
walked with the gait OF conscious
beauty fashionsbly clothed and
adored. At her left elbow saunteTed
adude, whose name is sometimes seen
in the reports OF swell assemb ages,
while at her right promenaded a com.
panion OF her own sex Thus she
moved along in front OF me, and |
soon discerned that all was not peace
between her and the chspPie.
AmicAb'e relations were strained for a
block or 30, and then broken all to
pieces. The delica'e pink OF her
cheeks famed mp to crimson, and her
quiet demeanor became turbulent As
though by sudden inspiration she
withdrew one hand from her own fur
muff and inserted II In that which her
feminine friend was carrying. The
doubling OF her fists in the two muffs
was indicated by the bulging of tue
soft surface, and in another instant
she struck the attitude OF pugiist.
She had transformed the muffs into
boxing gloves. Like q fash she
pitched into the DADDY, and the
vocabulary Of the prize ring would be
useful right here to describe what she
did to him. have heard or read
somewhere that newspaper re-
porteTs, in making notes OF q
pugilistic engagement duirg its
progress, jOt down the nasty
words on succession Of |
outlined human figures, and by that |
device manage TO keep up with the |
proceedings; but nothing short Of an
electrical, automatic apparatus could |
have recorded the blows which this
girl pelted all over that poor dude.
The m1f gloves saved him from ph ysi-
cal harm, but his mind was shattered
in one short round, and he fed. But
the reason why | have written this
account OF so rude an occurrence is to
show that in big city one cannot
Judge persons by first appearances.
TUXEDO.
The suddenly famou, Tuxedo ia an
attempt to fence out the promiscuous
multitude from the diversions OF q
chosen few. To become dweler
there, EVEN for week, is like getting
into restricted club The name OF
the applicant is sent in to Pierre Lor.
Hard, and he, assisted by an advisory
committee, decides whether the can
didate is good enough to be accepted
as an associate. Not only have Mrs.
Iannfru and Mia |
pulsed; but Patti, although her recent
marriage to her lover was urged as a
clearance OF her record, was also re-
jected. OF course, there is going to
be a row. and very likely the enter
prise will eventually go 10 pieces ex-
plosively, Tor nearly every noble fam
g lily has poor and shady relatives, and
in drawing the line OF exclusivenesJ
II has already been made to cut right
through several circles bound together
by copsanguinity.
Maud, spe ten, went tobopganing AT
Tuxedo, and thus brpathlessly de.
scribed the sport: "You climb up
lot OF stairs. stick out your legs aud
90 whizs It's perfectly lovely. You
ought to get on one" At Tuxedo
Park bigger girls than Maud think it
Is superlatively lovely, aud do not get
weary OF the fun. They dress for it :
from top to toe, and as blanket suit ,
covers one as completely as the man
tie OF charity, and utterly precludes
oil possibility Of embarrassment in :
case OF an upset, they don't want any
laces or embroidery, but put ON warm
undertaking and are nationally com. 3
fOrlOhIn Dlanlyat -, |
ors are usually worn, but the prettest I
outfit at Tuxedo is an ecru elder down. .
Another handsome suit ia black j
Jersy flannel with gold bands, epau. Z
let's and sash. The wearer is q blonde, /
aud she let's her golden hair 81 cam ,
out from under black trque ~ she /
whiEzss down the half mite slide. :
Some man is going TO be b inded by ,
that flying mass Of gold before the ice !
melts at Tuxedo.
ToDoGGAMNa
Is conducive to sociability and SION
puts acquaintanCsship upon the flrmer !
looting OF friendship. On the staep :
Tuxedo slide, a girl cannot safely trust !
to her own skill and strength, but .
must have the strong arm OF man TO
hold her upright. He sits behind in :
order 10 steer the craft, and IL il ALSO.
luteIy necessary that he shall keep one
arm at least about the waist of his
umorous passenger. When the tobop- !
gan begins 10 slew around and mani {
Test tendency to 20 crab fashion,
there is some danger OF losing yonr ,,
balance and completing the slide in
an undignifed aud distressing attitude, !!
and she implores him to hold her :
on. III he ia not altogether devoid of .
Wit or misanthrope, he will respond .
at once, aud take aWSy what little '
breath the swift motion may have left Q
in her and then she feels perfectly
secure. The bud was steered down
the slide that same night by poor =
little straw colored son of a banker.
who devised what he thought a very |,
ingenious scheme for assuring the
safety OF his charge. He tied the ends =
OF her cash to the side rails of the to- v
began, so tbat ahe was held upriOht u
az the mast OF ship is held by the =
shrouds. lie explained that the Ar y
rapgement left both his hands free TO :.
manage the craft, and the poor thing v
couldn't understand why the bud said y
she didn't think sliding was good fun. y y
ECONOMY q
has become actually fashionable in t
several coteries OF bachelors who live 81
In apartment, They don't 70 TO the "
fashionable furnishing stores for their b
neckwear, gloves and underclothes. p
Catch them paying 50 or So for a satin fc
tie that can be sold to retailers for so
cents. They have been taught better
by a young Euglishman, who goss .
around with a pair Of vaises stocked az
with small ware. He buys directly ~
from the manufacturers, and he has OF
about 100 regular customers among az
The best dressed men in town. He "
makes his calls al stated intervals. ~
sells from his stock or takes orders for p
Ipetial goods, knows the whims and u,
ancies of his patrons. and takaa nor III